IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AHMEDABAD SMC BENCH BEFORE: SHR I S.S. GODARA , JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER V.R. TEXTILES, 162, SAIJPUR, GOPALPUR, PIRANA ROAD, PIPLAJ, AHMEDABAD PAN: AACFV2919H (APPELLANT) VS THE ACIT, CIRCLE - 7 , AHMEDABAD (RESPONDENT) REVENUE BY : S H RI SAURABH SINGH , SR. D . R. ASSESSEE BY: NONE DATE OF HEARING : 28 - 03 - 2 018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 17 - 04 - 2 018 / ORDER P ER : AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER : - THIS ASSESSEE S APPEAL FOR A. Y. 200 3 - 04 , ARI SES FROM ORDER OF THE CIT(A) - XIV, AHMEDABAD DATED 14 - 11 - 2 011 , IN PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 271(1 ) (C) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961; IN SHORT THE ACT . 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT - ASSESSEE. LAST OPPORTUNIT Y OF HEARIN G WAS GIVEN TO THE ASSESSEE FIXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 28/03/2018. DESPITE THIS, THE ASSE SSEE REMAINED UNREPRESENTED. IN THE AFOREMENTIONED PECULIAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE OR PETITION SEEKING TIME, IT CAN BE SAFELY PRESUMED THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS IN PURSUING THE APPEAL I T A NO . 217 / A HD/ 20 12 A SSESSMENT YEAR 200 3 - 04 I.T.A NO. 217 /AHD/20 12 A.Y. 2003 - 04 PAGE NO V.R. TEXTILES VS. ACIT 2 FILED. ACCORDINGLY THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT IS TO DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE. SUPPORT IS DRAWN FROM THE ORDER OF THE TRI BUNALS IN COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX VS. MULTI PLAN INDIA (P) LTD.; 38 ITD 320 (DEL) AND ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKA VS. CWT: 223 ITR480 (M.P.). 3. BEFORE PARTING, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ADD THAT IN CASE THE ASSESSEE IS ABLE TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS A REA SONABLE CAUSE FOR NON - REPRESENTATION ON THE DATE OF HEARING, IT WOULD BE AT LIBERTY IF SO ADVISED TO PRAY FOR A RECALL OF THIS ORDER. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPE AL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PR ONOUNCED IN THE OPEN C OURT ON 17 - 04 - 201 8 SD/ - SD/ - ( S.S. GODARA ) ( AMARJIT SINGH ) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD : DATED 17 /04 /2018 / COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO: - 1. ASSESSEE 2. REVENU E 3. CONCERNED CIT 4. CIT (A) 5. DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER/ , / ,